From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord.
Joshua 8:12 - English Standard Version 2016 He took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city. Más versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, west of the city. American Standard Version (1901) And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city. Common English Bible He took about five thousand men and positioned them as an ambush between Bethel and Ai to the west of the city. Catholic Public Domain Version Now he had chosen five thousand men, and he had positioned them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, at the western part of the same city. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he had chosen five thousand men: and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Hai, on the west side of the same city. |
From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord.
He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
And all the fighting men who were with him went up and drew near before the city and encamped on the north side of Ai, with a ravine between them and Ai.
So they stationed the forces, the main encampment that was north of the city and its rear guard west of the city. But Joshua spent that night in the valley.
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.